COP29 Climate Conference: EU Commission summary of the main results
The EU Commission secures an agreement on carbon market rules and a new climate finance goal, broadening the contributor base…
COP29: Closing remarks by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
"Sealing a deal is truly exceptional. Last year I said that COP28 was the beginning of the end of fossil fuels. And…
Simon Stiell at the COP29: New Finance Goal is an Insurance Policy for Humanity
"It has been a difficult journey, but we've delivered a deal" - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at…
COP29 UN Climate Conference agrees to triple finance to developing countries – UNFCCC
With a central focus on climate finance, COP29 brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, and reached a breakthrough…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 11 – 16 November 2024
Here are the headlines from last week’s Insight EU Finance Monitoring, published on Friday night. We provide the headlines with…
Sweden starts inquiry to strengthen international climate action
The Swedish Government has issued inquiry terms of reference to strengthen and develop Sweden’s international climate action. The government inquiry…
Joint statement: Multilateral development banks to boost climate finance
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) today issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for…
COP29: MEPs want all countries to contribute financially to climate action
The EU Parliament's resolution was prepared by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and approved on Thursday…
EP Think Tank: Climate finance – State of play ahead of COP29
International climate finance is essential for developing countries to achieve their climate goals. By 2025, countries need to adopt a new…
Climate Summit COP29: EU to push for ambitious finance and investment goals
The EU is currently the largest provider of international climate finance, contributing €28.6 billion in public climate finance in 2023 and mobilising an…
Swedish Government: Climate finance goal in focus ahead of COP29 in Baku
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 will take place on 11–22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The key issues to…
EU Council publishes 2023 international climate finance figures
In 2023, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €28.6 billion in climate finance from public sources and…
Main results of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 5 November 2024
The EU Council reached an agreement on the VAT for the digital age package, discussed the implementation of the Recovery…
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Background on the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 5 November 2024
The EU Ecofin Council will seek an agreement on value added tax (VAT) in the digital age (VIDA): The package…
COP29: MEPs set out their demands ahead of UN climate talks
On Monday evening, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its demands for the UN Climate…
UNFCCC: Deep-dive on unlocking stronger climate action in cities
The investment-focused event kicked off with a panel discussion focusing on structural barriers related to mobilizing investment, followed by a…
Simon Stiell’s UN Climate Speech: COP29 Must be a stand-and-deliver COP
The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the Brookings Institution’s Global…
G20: Brasil creates billion-dollar fund for tropical forest preservation
The tropical forest fund was launched during the G20 in Brasil and will be operational at COP 30, which will…
EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra participates in Pre-COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan
On Thursday and Friday, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will participate in the Pre-COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. With just a month…
Main results of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 8 October 2024
At the EU Ecofin Council, EU Finance ministers discussed the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. They also debated…
COP29: EU Council approves conclusions on climate finance
In its conclusions, the EU Council underlines that the EU and its member states are committed to the current goal…
Ambitious climate action would grow Europe’s economy – Agora Energiewende
Investments in line with Europe’s expected 2040 climate target would create important economic opportunities across sectors, according to a new…
Scaling up Climate Finance: IMF and World Bank working together
International Roundtable for Scaling Up Climate Finance for Benin: Speech by Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary…
Sweden signs $250m guarantee to save Amazon region
Through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Sweden is now issuing a record guarantee of USD 250 million to…
COP29: Speech by EU Commissioner Hoekstra at the Copenhagen Ministerial
"We need to think about innovative ways of doing that. For us the European union, that means for example that…
Norway’s climate finance doubled four years ahead of deadline
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021, Norway pledged to double its annual climate finance from…
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Main Results: Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 4 October 2022
Brussels, 4 October 2022 REPowerEU The Council reached its position (general approach) on the REPowerEU...
Climate Finance: Modernisation Fund invests nearly €900m during first year of operation
Brussels, 16 December 2021 In its first year of operation, the Modernisation Fund made available €898.43 million ...
ESMA Executive Director Natasha Cazenave: Keynote Speech at EFAMA Investment Management Forum 2021
25 November 2021 How the asset management industry can contribute to the Capital Markets Union...
EU invests €122 million in innovative projects to decarbonise the economy
Brussels, 27 July 2021 For the first time since the creation of the Innovation Fund, the...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 28 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: IPCC IPCC reschedules report approval sessions UNFCCC COP26 Climate Change...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 26 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC May–June 2021 Climate Change Conference – sessions of the...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 5 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: EU CLIMATE LAW European climate law: Council and Parliament reach...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 4 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: IPCC IPCC circulates final draft of Working Group I report...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 3 May 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC Registration Opens for Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 29 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: GERMANY Environment Minister Schulze: Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court strengthens climate...
EP Text adopted – Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027 ***II – Thursday, 29 April 2021 – Brussels
European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 April 2021 on the Council position at first reading...
Deal reached on programme to help regions most hit by transition to climate neutral EU – EU Parliament
MEPs and member states on Monday reached a deal on the EU programme to support...
EU: Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on public sector loan facility to support just climate transition
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional agreement on a...
Just Transition Mechanism: EU Commission welcomes agreement on proposed Public Sector Loan Facility
26 April 2021 Brussels The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement by the European Parliament and...
LIFE programme: more EU support for climate action – EU Parliament
The EU agreed to fund the LIFE programme with a budget of €5.4 billion. Watch...